Gave thanks. — The word so translated occurs here only in the New Testament, but it is found with this meaning in the LXX. version of Psalms 79:13.
That looked for redemption in Jerusalem. — The better MSS. give, “the redemption of Jerusalem,” the phrase being the counterpart of the “consolation of Israel” in Luke 2:25. Both the verbs “gave thanks” and “spake” imply continued, and not merely momentary action.